Senior IT Technician
Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027 (or asap)
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,119.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE) H7 points 19-23 (actual salary £28,646 - £30,766
Senior IT Technician job summary
SENIOR IT TECHNICIAN
37 Hours per week, Mon-Fri, Term Time (38 weeks) + 7 days
Grade: H7 points 19-23 (FTE £33,119 - £35,570 pa)
Actual Salary £28,646 - £30,766
Hitchin Boys’ School (HBS) is an outstanding and over-subscribed comprehensive school with a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the highly successful Hitchin Schools’ Consortium. We have a history that stretches back nearly 400 years but embrace fresh thinking and a modern, vibrant curriculum. We have high expectations, excellent standards of behaviour and pride in our extra-curricular activities that lead to academically successful and well-rounded students who are well equipped for life beyond school.
We are seeking a Senior IT Technician to provide a professional IT service to support the needs of the Hitchin Boys’ School community and to deputise for the IT Services Manager in their absence.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure satisfactory upkeep of staff and student laptop and desk top machines
- IT Support of students and staff
- Maintaining Supplies
- Printer maintenance
- Maintenance of school network
- Server administration and development
- Deputise for the IT Services Manager in her absence to provide IT advice to the Senior Leadership team and line manage the IT Technicians, as required.
- Other - including assist with software upgrades on behalf of 3rd party contractors, support the CCTV system, Phone System and Security Systems connectivity to the school network, explore and test the potential benefits of new technology for use within the school
Person Specification (includes):
- 4 GCSEs or equivalent, to include English and Maths
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Window Servers OS including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy
- Strong knowledge of network security, data protection and backup systems
- Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware, software and connectivity issues efficiently
- Familiarity with school MIS, learning platforms and educational software (Desirable)
- Knowledge of cloud technologies and virtualisation (eg Microsoft 365, Google Workspace)
- Experience managing and maintaining ICT networks, servers and systems
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting AV, print management, CCTV system, IP Telephony, Net2 Access Control
- Experienced in providing technical support to a range of users with varying ICT skills
- Experience working in a school or educational environment (Desirable)
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Applications should be submitted via My New Term
Application deadline: 12:00 noon, Monday 23rd November 2026*
*Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is identified.
HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.
HBS welcomes applications from all applicants who meet the requirements for the position. However, we are especially keen to receive applications from those in minority groups, as we celebrate diversity and thrive on the benefits it brings.
Please visit the school website https://www.hitchinboys.co.uk. for further information on our school
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hitchin Boys' School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1364 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hitchin Boys' School website
Overview
Hitchin Boys’ School is a high achieving, all-ability, single sex school with over 1,300 pupils (aged 11-18) on roll and a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the Hitchin Schools’ consortium.
We want all our pupils to leave Hitchin Boys' School having had a rich and fulfilling experience that enables them to enter an ever-changing world being Strong and True. We want them to leave as ambassadors for the future, embracing our core values to make a positive difference, leading and shaping the communities and world they encounter. We want them to have strength of character and a versatile and agile mind. Through this, they will flourish.
The school honours our history, but is also ambitious for our future, and strives for excellence by ensuring we have:
* A school where everyone matters; the whole community can be true to themselves and others
* High Expectations
* Aspirational outcomes
* First rate opportunities underpinned by high quality resources.
Teaching and learning remain at the heart of everything we do. Pupils are exposed to a broad and challenging curriculum, drawing on the very best practices and research. We review out provision ensuring every key stage provides academic rigour, breadth and depth, whilst promoting strong literacy and oracy skills. Through personalisation we will ensure all members of the school community can fully access and participate in the curriculum.
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